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Top 19 Objective-C OSX Projects
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Yes, although I recently discovered Hammerspoon which is actually a clever little bit of macOS automation technology:
https://www.hammerspoon.org/
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Nutrient
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Sloth
Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.
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Project mention: Does anyone use sound effects in their dev environment? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-12
I use this, which I use for exactly those kinds of scripts, but I don't really like noises: https://github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier
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Project mention: Shoes makes building little graphical programs for Mac, Windows, Linux simple | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-23
Something for which I wish there was a windows variant...
Embedding a script into a small tray icon/menubar app can be extremely powerfull even with its low complexity.
[1]: https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus
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SubEthaEdit
General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.
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For macOS/iOS, you could give Strongbox a try: https://strongboxsafe.com/
I haven't really looked into it myself, but it seems to be using the same database format as KeePass, and it hooks into macOS's "FIDO provider" API, which makes it accessible to not only Safari but all browsers that use it (which includes Firefox and Chrome on macOS, and probably everything on iOS), without requiring any browser-side extension.
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CodeRabbit
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blueutil
CLI for bluetooth on OSX: power, discoverable state, list, inquire devices, connect, info, …
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ObjectivePGP
ObjectivePGP is an open-source library for iOS and macOS that provides developers with tools for implementing OpenPGP encryption and decryption, digital signing, and signature verification in their applications, thereby enhancing security and data integrity.
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MusaicFM
Screensaver inspired by Apple’s inbuilt iTunes Screensaver. It can display Artwork by Spotify or last.fm Profile Data.
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Objective-C OSX discussion
Objective-C OSX related posts
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Show HN: TUI Bluetooth Connector for Mac
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The History of Cover Flow
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[Hammer Control] Hammerspoon + SelfControl = Scheduling SelfControl
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1Password 8 has been formatting dates incorrectly for over a year
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Why can't MacOS just TELL ME which program is using the drive I'm trying to eject rather than just have me guess?
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Hardening macOS
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Index
What are some of the best open-source OSX projects in Objective-C? This list will help you:
# | Project | Stars |
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1 | hammerspoon | 12,499 |
2 | Sloth | 8,373 |
3 | terminal-notifier | 6,388 |
4 | Platypus | 2,920 |
5 | syncthing-macos | 2,859 |
6 | SubEthaEdit | 1,377 |
7 | Strongbox | 1,363 |
8 | spaces-renamer | 1,092 |
9 | blueutil | 1,074 |
10 | MacForge | 1,073 |
11 | mySIMBL | 981 |
12 | yubiswitch | 890 |
13 | ObjectivePGP | 680 |
14 | seashore | 480 |
15 | MusaicFM | 313 |
16 | grsyncx | 95 |
17 | ManOpen | 26 |
18 | Uppercut | 5 |
19 | Hackintosh-LegionY530-High_Sierra | 3 |